Tuesday, December 15, 2015

White Chocolate Chip Cookies

White Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 c. softened butter
1.5 c. sugar
1 c. packed brown sugar
2 room temperature eggs
1.5 tsp vanilla extract
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 c. (1 bag) Ghiradelli white chocolate chips
1/3 c. cocoa powder

Preheat oven to 350.  Cream butter and sugars until fluffy (about 3 minutes).  Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, and beat well.  Blend in mixture of flour, cocoa powder, baking soda & salt.  Stir in white chocolate chips.  Baked for 10-12 minutes.

Monday, December 14, 2015

Monster Cookies

Monster Cookies
 
Big, chewy peanut butter cookies loaded with sweet chocolate chips, M&M candies, and oats!
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Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1½ cups old-fashioned oats
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup M&M candies
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF and line baking sheets with parchment paper. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and peanut butter with a hand or stand mixer until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Mix in the egg and vanilla, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
  2. In a separate bowl, add the flour, baking soda, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt and whisk to combine. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Stir in the oats, chocolate chips, and M&M candies by hand.
  3. Measure out ¼ cup balls of dough (ice cream scoop) and place them on the baking sheets. Bake the cookies for 11-13 minutes until the edges are just starting to brown and the top still looks slightly undercooked. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.